Tag Archives: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

EUB hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant

Posted on February 12, 2026 by brucewark

New Brunswick’s Energy & Utilities Board heard expert testimony today on battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Toby Couture, a graduate of Mount Allison University who went on to earn advanced degrees from the Université de Moncton and the London … Continue reading →

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NB Power lacks ‘social licence’ for Centre Village gas plant activists say

Posted on January 3, 2026 by brucewark

Meredith Fisher of Seniors for Climate Action Now (SCAN) says New Brunswick Power does not have the social licence needed to operate a big gas/diesel generating plant in the community of Tantramar. “This is a democratic country and we have … Continue reading →

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Energy activist ‘bewildered’ by NB Power’s plan for gas plant on Chignecto Isthmus

Posted on August 23, 2025 by brucewark

A member of the Core Group with the Coalition for Responsible Energy Development in New Brunswick (CRED-NB) says he reacts with disbelief when he hears officials from NB Power and the US company PROENERGY say that a big gas/diesel generating … Continue reading →

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